Need more outlets and charging ports for that dorm room?

Meet the APC Wall Pivot-Plug Surge Protector. 

It's perfect for the dorm room, or any room that need more outlets and more charging ports. The APC wall surge protector with USB charger ports offers you 4 outlets + two 3.4 Amp charging ports. A nice feature of this device are the rotating plugs, which you can turn outward to accept big transformer plugs.It also has an LED that let you know there's power in the line. It comes a 'Peace of mind $50,000 equipment protection policy' too. To install this you need to have a three-prong two plug outlet. You remove the one screw on the outlet cover and use that screw to secure thisdevice to the outlet. You turn two outlets into four and two charging ports + surge protection.  

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Go Back To School With A Gift For Teacher? (No, not an apple.)

For laughs on Amazon I typed 'great gadget gift for new teacher' & this came up. It has almost 4,000 reviews and got 4.6 stars out of 5. It may be a great gift for a teacher, but everyone in the studio agreed it's perfect for any desk to keep this organized.

It's the Desk Organizer Caddy. Perfect for teacher or any student to keep track of pens, styluses, note pads, clips, pushpins, etc. There's a mesh oval pencil cup, 5 divided compartments to organize all your writing instruments, 2 additional shallow compartments for holding other small supplies and even small notched supply drawer to hold 2.5" x 3" notes, Post-it, or otherwise. MSRP: $10.

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Fun Gadgets Under $10 (each) I Showed On World News Now!

The Giz Wiz went on a micro-spending spree to see if he could find five fun tech-type things for $10 (each)  or less. Turns out one he found was only $1.60! (Well, 5 of them cost $7.99) If you missed the spot on the show it's here: https://abcnews.go.com/WNN/video/tech-10-64412139

The really handy and useful USB Flexible Led Lamphas a soft and bendable silicone body and is easy to use anywhere you have 5 Volt USB power. That means it can be powered by a laptop or desktop computer, or you can even power it with an external powerbank that so many of us carry with us on a daily basis. And the average life of the LEDs according to the company, is 10,000 hours. That's long! So if you're carrying a small (or large) powerbank keep one of these in your pocket or backpack and then you can have a mini-lamp anywhere you go. Great for camping, book Reading, working and writing in the dark with your laptop computer. Any place you can't clearly  see the keyboard of a portable device, plug this into a 5V USB port and now you'll have a light you can bend to your needs.

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Carry a micro-race car right on your smartphone you if you want.

Meet the Odyssey Virtual Arcade Race Car. Here's a bit of what the company says about their Odyssey Mobile Arcade Virtual Car: Take control of the vehicle of your choice and sprint, jump and maneuver your way around the track, all while avoiding the perilous traps that get in your way. Thanks to augmented reality, the Mobile Arcade turns your mobile device into a cool virtual race track that you can take wherever you go! 2 FREE Apps with multiple tracks and terrain changes. Non-stick/non-scratch adhesive car holster attachment. Pocket sized. Jumps and vibrates. LED lights. Age 8+.

And the Giz Wiz take: I made a mistake sticking this on my phone as you'll see in the video. But once I straightened that out, I can see where kids would enjoy this car. I'm not so sure about the included car holder that attaches to the back of your phone case. Unless you need to play this everywhere you go I don't think you want to stick your phone with car attached into your pocket. The car is about $7 to $9 online (Target & Walmart) but I bought mine at FiveBelow for yes, $5.00. It was available on their website as of 7/17/19, but there's $5 shipping.)

Giz Wiz Video: https://youtu.be/cVns2Jd_89Y

$7.32 at Walmart 7/18/19- price can change at any time:  https://tinyurl.com/tinyvirtualcarWalmart

Company website: http://www.odysseytoys.com/

FiveBelow  https://www.fivebelow.com/arcade-racer-virtual-race-car-3add9f.html 

Your charging cables can put on a light show!

'Flowing Power' USB Charging Cables My first 'flowing power' USB cable was about $30. Now they're under $10 (2 for about $18) and have they have a select switch to change the movement of the color in the cable. Here's more info from the company: Led Flowing Light is very cool when you use it at night, or in a darkened room. You can turn the flowing light on or off at any time. Non-toxic flexible TPE material with pure copper core. We use Optical Fiber to transmit light, much more safer than EL cold light transformer. Choose 5 lighting modes at any time. When you plug in your device to charge, the cable itself lights up with pulses of blue or red. Then the pulses will flow down the cable from the power source to your device. (Note: Turning on the light or off will not affect the device charging.) Cables are available for micro-USB, UBC-C and iPhone, so make sure you order the correct one. Sold in pairs.

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